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'''Plumbago zeylanica''', commonly known as Ceylon leadwort, doctorbush or wild leadwort, is a species of plumbago with a pantropical distribution. Carl Linnaeus described the paleotropical P. zeylanica and neotropical P. scandens as separate species, but they are currently considered synonymous.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Menstrual disorders}}, {{Uses|Viral warts}}, {{Uses|Chronic diseases of nervous system}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flower}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Sewanakudri, Antugogari, Shivana kadle|ml=|sa=Balaa|ta=Mammatti|te=Chinnamuttava|hi=|en=Ceylon Swamp Mallow}}
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Lance-shaped|Pink||Flower stalk is 2-4 cm long. Sepal-like bracts are 8-11, 1-1.3 cm long. Flowers are 1.5 cm long.Flowering from July to November and March to May}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Spherical| 5 mm across|Velvety||Fruiting from March to May and March to May}}
===Other features===
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X17300013#:~:text=In%20this%20study%2C%20roots%20of,and%20terpenoids%20in%20its%20roots. Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://wwwKappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ceylon%20Swamp%20Mallow.html Morphology]298</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Plumbago+zeylanica Cultivation Details]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 291</ref>
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